BOURG: March 15, 2013

Bourg Lions Club seeking eyeglasses donations

Published: Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10:42 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10:42 p.m.

The Bourg Lioness Club’s annual garage sale is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13 at the club home, 109 Texas Gulf Road. Members collecting items and donations are welcome. Merchandise such as clean, usable clothes, household items, toys, appliances and small furniture can be brought at 5 p.m. Tuesdays to the club home. Items should be boxed due to storage space. The sale is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and various club projects and community programs. For information, call 594-2413.

A barbeque chicken fundraiser by the Bourg Knights of Columbus Council No. 8932 is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Palm Sunday, March 24 at the club home. The meal costs $8 and is take out only. The meal consists of half a chicken, baked beans, potato salad and bread. For information or tickets, call Kenneth Hebert at 209-8767.

School news: Here is a list of events and activities scheduled at South Terrebonne High School, 3879 La. 24, Bourg: sixth grading period ended, Thursday; testing day, Tuesday; report cards issued, March 20; and Easter holidays, March 25-29.

Balfour: Balfour is the official supplier of senior supplies and junior graduation rings. All Balfour products are optional.

Here are four ways to make payments:

- Balfour comes to school once a month to collect payments during lunch period, from 10:30 to 11:05 a.m. See Balfour scheduled dates below.

- Payments can be mailed to Balfour, P.O. Box 55520, Metairie, LA 70055. Make sure to include student’s name and school name on the payment.

- You can call in a payment with a debit or credit card at 504-833-7330.

- Payments can also be made online at www.balfour.com.

Here are some important Balfour dates:

Tuesday: Senior delivery and final ring payments.

May 9: Ring ceremony.

Support group: A small grief-support group is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at the TARC Café on the Houma campus.

CCD news: Registration for St. Ann Catholic Church’s 2013-14 CCD program has begun. Register as soon as possible. Volunteers are needed for the next school year.

Church news: In preparing for the celebration of the Easter of Jesus Christ, St. Ann Catholic Church, 4355 La. 24, Bourg, has two nights for the sacrament: 6-8 p.m. March 20 and 27. During Confession, the blessed sacrament will be exposed.

St. Joseph Altar: St. Ann Catholic Church will observe the Feast of St. Joseph with a St. Joseph’s Altar on Tuesday at the church. Donations of cakes, cookies, breads, etc. are needed to fill the altar. If you can help, call Cindy at 873-5996 or 804-7813.

St. Joseph prayer cards are at the entrance of the church for anyone wishing to pray to St. Joseph.

Easter memorials at all Masses on Saturday and Sunday. The Ladies Altar Society is sponsoring an Easter egg hunt for children after the 10 a.m. Mass on Palm Sunday, March 24. Wrapped candy donations are needed. A box is in the back of church for your candy donations.

Hours: The Bourg Recreation Center, 4411 Eldred St., is open from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

Eyeglass appeal: The Bourg Lions Club is continuing its appeal for used eyeglasses and hearing aids. The Bourg Lions Club has receptacles in local library branches and several businesses for deposit, or they can be taken on Tuesdays to the Bourg Lions Home, 109 Texas Gulf Road.

Bingo: The Bourg Lions Club’s bingo is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Lions Home. If you are playing bingo during your birthday month, you are given a free birthday book.